Welcome to
Free System–Sistema Libre (FSSL)

Logo Design by Courtney Blazon & Joanna Darlington

🌿 Rooted in Care.
Powered by Creativity.
Growing New Futures Together.

Free System–Sistema Libre (FSSL)is based in Missoula, MT,
on the sacred lands of the
Séliš, Ql̓ispé, Ktunaxa, Nimiipuu, and Niitsitapi peoples.

We are a local and global hub for learning, practice, and connection—dedicated to collective liberation


Core Offerings

🌅 First Breath Framework (FBF)
🌈 Seven Realms of Reconnection (7 Realms)
🌍 Liberation Labs (Lib Labs)

FBF: A Living Map
7 Realms

💛 Grow the Vision

🌳 Honoring Roots & Influences

FSSL & FBF are deeply shaped by many lineages, teachers, and communities. With gratitude, we honor:

  • Beloved Earth — the incredibly loving & conscious planet guiding this work

  • Séliš, Ktunaxa, Ql̓ispé, Nimíipuu, Niitsítapi, Apsaálooke, Tsitsistas, Ojibwe, Nēhiyawak, and many more Indigenous peoples whose names and stories live in this land — Indigenous cultural frameworks

  • La Caravana Arcoíris por la Paz — Alberto Ruz Buenfil y tod@s l@s amig@s

  • Yogic & Buddhist wisdom & practices — Kundalini Yoga, Ashtanga Yoga, Taoism, Zen, Plum Village, and more

  • Rooted Global Village — Karine Bell

  • Turning the Wheel — Alana Shaw

  • Somatic Groundwork — Kaila June Kellieli

  • Healing Race Portal — Rev. angel Kyodo williams

  • My Grandmother’s Hands & VIMBASI — Resmaa Menakem

  • Creative Imaginals — Alixa Garcia

  • Emergent Dialogue — Cliff Berrien

  • Hospicing Modernity — Vanessa de Oliveira Andreotti

  • Gift Economies — Manish Jain

  • Somatic Experiencing + Authentic Movement (SE+AM) — Weena Pauly-Tarr

  • Collective Shadow Work — Kai Cheng Thom & the diety

  • Ancestral Healing — Daniel Foor

  • Afrocene — Bayo Akomolafe

  • Cosmic Belonging & Embodied Justice — Barbara Holmes

  • The Liberated Body — Lexi, Ace, Pup, Sawyer, Tommy, Jackie, Bobbi, Prairie, the diety, Tutuey, Billy, Tides, Open Table MT, Jessica Fern

Intro to Shadow Work
Heidi J. Heidi J.

Intro to Shadow Work

Shadow work invites us to face the parts of ourselves and our cultures shaped by shame, fear, and systemic exploitation. By bringing hidden patterns into the light—both personal and collective—we begin to unravel internalized oppression and reclaim our full power and humanity.

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